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Recognised as Colour

#472D4E

  • #472D4E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#472D4E is a violet with RGB values 71, 45, 78 and HSL 287°, 27%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#472D4E#472D4E
HEX#472D4E
RGBrgb(71, 45, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.1765, 0.3059
RGB percentages27.8%, 17.6%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(287.3, 26.8%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.3, 42.3%, 30.6%)
CMYK9%, 42.3%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,664,654
CSS custom property--colour: #472D4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.98:1
Contrast with white11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#B8D2B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#28354Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F384Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#473139no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6Dim grey · ΔE 32.5Black · ΔE 33.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.6Slate grey · ΔE 36.8Midnight blue · ΔE 37.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#344E2D
Analogous#362D4E, #4E2D45
Triadic#4E472D, #2D4E47
Split complementary#444E2D, #2D4E37
Tetradic#4E372D, #344E2D, #2D454E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B28BBC
Lighter +30%#9C6BA9
Lighter +20%#82528F
Lighter +10%#64406E
Darker −10%#2A1A2E
Darker −20%#0C080D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#501E5D
Less saturated −25%#3E3C3F

Channel breakdown

R71
G45
B78
Red71 (27.8%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue287.27°
Saturation (HSL)26.83%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 2D · B 4E

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